Difference between revisions of "Directing Residential Care Concerns to Health Authorities"

There  are a number of  international human rights conventions that can also be relied to support human rights  (non discrimination) based  arguments for people living in residential care, such as equitable access to wheelchairs. These include for example, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  which Canada signed in 2007 and ratified it in 2010.  It places a responsibility on Canada to address the many barriers faced by persons of any age with a disability. The provincial and territorial governments are responsible for implementing rights in the Convention within their jurisdictions.  From a human rights perspective, for example, a wheelchair is more than an assistive device for many people with disabilities; it is the means by which they can exercise their human rights and achieve inclusion and equal participation.